High school football playoff pairings released

Published: Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 04:58 PM.

A state-playoff rematch from a year ago and a potential rematch between area teams familiar with one another are among the findings when breaking down the brackets for high school football teams.

Eastern Alamance received the top seed in the Class 3-A Mideast bracket, but the Eagles could encounter neighborhood battles after a first-round game against South Brunswick.

If it wins Friday night’s opener, the following week Eastern Alamance would take on the winner between fifth-seeded Pikeville Aycock and fourth-seeded Williams High School.

Eastern Alamance and Williams met last year in the second round in Mebane. They also met in Friday night’s regular-season finale, with Eastern Alamance winning 35-8.

A year ago, Williams reversed the result from the regular season and upset the Eagles in the playoffs.

But if the bracket holds up, the Eagles would eventually run into second-seeded Orange, a neighboring school from Hillsborough.

Eastern Alamance, Williams and Eastern Randolph are the only area teams with first-round home games.

In Class 3-AA, sixth-seeded Western Alamance goes to third-seeded Overhills in the Mideast bracket. Those teams began the playoffs against each other last year, but Western Alamance was at home in winning that one 34-7.

A potential Western Alamance / Northern Guilford rematch wouldn’t come until the third round this year. Top-ranked and defending state champion Northern Guilford topped the Warriors 28-14 on Friday night. Those teams met in the second round of the state playoffs last year.

In Class 2-AA, Cummings High School is the eighth seed and heads to undefeated Carrboro (11-0) on Friday night. They’re former conference rivals when the Carrboro school opened a few years ago.

Carrboro has scored at least 49 points in its last three games, including a 63-34 romp past Providence Grove on Friday night. Cummings defeated Providence Grove 30-14 in September.

When the Providence Grove district was formed, it absorbed part of the Eastern Randolph district so these are neighbors. They also began the 2009 state playoffs with a matchup. In that one, Eastern Randolph won the rematch after losing in the regular season.

A state-playoff rematch from a year ago and a potential rematch between area teams familiar with one another are among the findings when breaking down the brackets for high school football teams.

Eastern Alamance received the top seed in the Class 3-A Mideast bracket, but the Eagles could encounter neighborhood battles after a first-round game against South Brunswick.

If it wins Friday night’s opener, the following week Eastern Alamance would take on the winner between fifth-seeded Pikeville Aycock and fourth-seeded Williams High School.

Eastern Alamance and Williams met last year in the second round in Mebane. They also met in Friday night’s regular-season finale, with Eastern Alamance winning 35-8.

A year ago, Williams reversed the result from the regular season and upset the Eagles in the playoffs.

But if the bracket holds up, the Eagles would eventually run into second-seeded Orange, a neighboring school from Hillsborough.

Eastern Alamance, Williams and Eastern Randolph are the only area teams with first-round home games.

In Class 3-AA, sixth-seeded Western Alamance goes to third-seeded Overhills in the Mideast bracket. Those teams began the playoffs against each other last year, but Western Alamance was at home in winning that one 34-7.

A potential Western Alamance / Northern Guilford rematch wouldn’t come until the third round this year. Top-ranked and defending state champion Northern Guilford topped the Warriors 28-14 on Friday night. Those teams met in the second round of the state playoffs last year.

In Class 2-AA, Cummings High School is the eighth seed and heads to undefeated Carrboro (11-0) on Friday night. They’re former conference rivals when the Carrboro school opened a few years ago.

Carrboro has scored at least 49 points in its last three games, including a 63-34 romp past Providence Grove on Friday night. Cummings defeated Providence Grove 30-14 in September.

When the Providence Grove district was formed, it absorbed part of the Eastern Randolph district so these are neighbors. They also began the 2009 state playoffs with a matchup. In that one, Eastern Randolph won the rematch after losing in the regular season.